Hide some accounts from certain apps? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I have a lot of paid apps, and of course I'd like to use them on my wife's phone as well. However, I'd like to have my play store account on there without also showing up in her gmail, Google+, photos, etc. I have sync turned off, but the account can still be easily accidentally selected.
Perhaps there's an xposed module, or similar? I looked, but couldn't find anything.
Right now, I've deleted my account from her phone, but I have to put it back every few days to pick up app updates, then delete it again.
I've searched, by haven't found any simple solution. Ideas?
Thanks,
Dan

No solutions yet, but so far my wife doesn't seem to have been reading my email...

There is no solution and if google catches you they will ban your account all the way around with no way to reactivate it

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[Q] Google Talk Push Notification

Hey, so this question is vaguely an Android issue in general not particular to the Evo 3D, but since I have one, I figured why not. Anyway, does anyone else have issues with Apps that rely on push notification? For example, I have an application called Seekdroid that tracks your device and cell information, however the information is only sent when I open up Google Talk. And even if I try to locate it again 10 minutes later, I'll need to re-sign in to Google talk. Also, the Chrome to Phone app gives me the same issue, links will not push to my phone unless I sign out and back in, to Google Talk. So what's so special about the Google Talk app? Are notifications all pushed through the device through there, and any way I could work-around signing back out and in every time I need information pushed. (Lol, an app that tracks a stolen phone is not that useful if Google Talk must be signed in- and out, for it to send back the tracking data.)
Strange
I use Google Talk and Chrome to Phone and I never have to sign out and into Talk for CtoP to work and I use it all the time while at work. I say this only to suggest that it might not be an Android issue, just something with your phone. Wish I could help further.
filmaker said:
Hey, so this question is vaguely an Android issue in general not particular to the Evo 3D, but since I have one, I figured why not. Anyway, does anyone else have issues with Apps that rely on push notification? For example, I have an application called Seekdroid that tracks your device and cell information, however the information is only sent when I open up Google Talk. And even if I try to locate it again 10 minutes later, I'll need to re-sign in to Google talk. Also, the Chrome to Phone app gives me the same issue, links will not push to my phone unless I sign out and back in, to Google Talk. So what's so special about the Google Talk app? Are notifications all pushed through the device through there, and any way I could work-around signing back out and in every time I need information pushed. (Lol, an app that tracks a stolen phone is not that useful if Google Talk must be signed in- and out, for it to send back the tracking data.)
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integra3g said:
I use Google Talk and Chrome to Phone and I never have to sign out and into Talk for CtoP to work and I use it all the time while at work. I say this only to suggest that it might not be an Android issue, just something with your phone. Wish I could help further.
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Based on this information, it does seem to be an issue more perticular to your device and the android account authentication process. A few quick suggestions which come to mind and shouldn't take too much time and could potentially resolve the issue:
1) Assuming you're rooted, I would go into the /data/data directory for google talk and wipe out all the files there. This process effectively forces google talk to reinitialize the whole application from scratch erasing anything corrupt settings which might have developed. It also forces the application to authentic again and hopefully save down the correct settings files for itself.
2) Re sync the google account on the phone. One way of doing this is by removing the account from the device and adding it back again. I dont think this will work with the primary account only with alternate accounts.
Not 100% sure if either of these issues will work for your specific issue but I know when I've experienced push/sync issues with Gmail, probably uses same/similar authentication as google talk, wiping out the data settings directory clears the issue up very quickly!
I'm sure if there are other ideas/approaches ppl will post up. Let us know what you try and whether it works or not. Hope that helps!
Hey thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately I tried them, but they didn't work. Are you using more than one Google Account on your phone? I''m using two Google accounts but only one of them has talk linked to it, I'll try making a talk for the other account.
Only one
filmaker said:
Hey thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately I tried them, but they didn't work. Are you using more than one Google Account on your phone? I''m using two Google accounts but only one of them has talk linked to it, I'll try making a talk for the other account.
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I only have one account linked to mine. Maybe try removing the other account. You could always try Titanium backup and a full wipe and just start over. I know this sucks but it does work sometimes. I thought joeykrim's suggestions were pretty good, and if those didn't work, you might have to start all over.
Good Luck
Hmm...Ill try removing the account, but this is a problem that's persistent on any rom I'm on.
filmaker said:
Hey thanks for the suggestions but unfortunately I tried them, but they didn't work. Are you using more than one Google Account on your phone? I''m using two Google accounts but only one of them has talk linked to it, I'll try making a talk for the other account.
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the only other thought which came to mind....
i was looking around in the google talk application settings and the very first option listed at the top is, automatically sign in. do you have this checked?
that appears to be the only setting regarding sign in/out i'm seeing in google talk. i do have this checked and i know ppl seem to randomly send me messages which must mean i'm appearing online, even though i rarely open google talk, maybe once a week at most.
i'm still thinking it is an account sync'n issue as there aren't that many moving parts to the process .. one other idea as i'm typing, maybe having 2 factor authentication turned on would impact it? do you have that turned on for your account?
hopefully one of these ideas helps! keep us updated!
I have automatically sign in checked, I unchecked it to see if it'll help but still nothing. Sorry but I don't quite understand what you mean about the authentication thing.
So still no luck, I tried signing in to both of my Google accounts on my pc, making sure Google Talk was working via the browser. I tried chrome to phone many times, and tried tracking my device via the Seekdroid app nothing happens. Opened Google Talk and shows me signed in and available as always. Signed out, and signed back in on the app, and as expected all my links that I pushed came through, and the app was able to send the tracking information. However if I wait five minutes, I'll need to re-sign out and back in for the chrome to phone and seekdroid to do its job.
Okay Good News and Bad News. I finally figured out that it's nothing to do with my Google account, but it's my wifi network. As soon as I switched to 3G everything works perfectly without even touching the Talk App.
So now my question is, what will cause me to have to re-sign in and out of Google talk for the info to get sent to my phone when I'm on wifi?

Problem with Android Market after Factory Reset.

Hey all, I have stock,non-rooted,locked, OTA'd rezound.
I've tried everything in the general forums for this problem, so now I'll come here and ask to see if anyone has any other possible solutions.
I've done multiple factory resets today, and tried several different methods of re-adding my google account (which is a google apps for your domain account) so it's not @gmail.com but @mydomain.com
Everything works great, sync, gmail app, gtalk, youtube.. you name it. Great. Even the market place, for downloading 'free' apps.
As soon as I try and download an app I have to pay for I get a little window that pops up that says "Google sign-in You entered the wrong password or your account has changed. Please re-enter your password. Username [email protected]" and then just fails to accept my actual password. (i've tried changing my password a few times too!)
Here's everything I've tried:
1. Clearing the Market App Data and Cache.
2. FactoryReset: try and use the old market app before it gets updated.
3. Youtube account issue: disabled the youtube service on my google app domain, and factory reset- and tried again... no dice.
4. Tried putting on a real @gmail.com domain, and that works just fine. try and switch to @mydomain and it fails again.
I've done a factory-reset before every different style of attempt. I'm guessing something else is going on :-\
When I logon to the market through the web, I can purchase apps and they install without a problem! So it's something to do with the market app.
Anyway, just looking for any other ideas I may have overlooked. You're a pretty thorough community so I think I can trust you all would have something for me to try!
Before my factory-reset, everything worked fine with my google apps domain account.
TL;DR: My google apps domain account I normally use won't let me purchase apps on the marketplace anymore, it says the password has changed but all other google services work just fine!
I remember reading something way back when I first got the phone in late November about people having issues with the Market app. I never had an issue so I didn't pay much attention to it but you should be able to find a thread about it from back then.
Something about using a different apk? Or maybe deleting the app and redownloading it?
Sorry I don't have the actual answer but I thought I could at least point you in the right direction until someone else does.
EDIT: This may not be the same issue but one of the solutions that suggests to clear cache may help you. Can't hurt to try it out.
posted by danutzz: Open app drawer > tap menu button > click remove app > click all > find market and click > click clear cache and clear data...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19485456&postcount=6
Are you using Google Two-Step login verification?
Did you accidentally leave yourself logged in to another computer, like at work, where somebody else might have gained access to your account?
Sent from HTC Rezound using Tapatalk.
Great questions:
No I've turned 2-step verification off.... what if I turn it on, and try and get a different password out of it? I'll give it a go.
Account is definitely not compromised. good to go here.
Break Through Achieved...
My Google Wallet account has been suspended, because when I changed my password I used the google domains administrator panel, and not my google account 'change password'. this made google think the administrator changed the password because the account was compromised.
google wallet has a lengthy but acceptable process for regaining access to your account.
I'll go update all the general forums with this if it works... thanks for all your patience.
Also, google.com/wallet shows a good explination of why all other apps work fine, and not purchases...
Google Wallet Account Reinstatement
Your Google Wallet account is currently suspended. The account was suspended as a precautionary measure to protect your payment information because Google detected that an administrator at your organization initiated a password reset for your email address. However, this suspension only affects your access to Google Wallet, and you should still have access to your other Google Apps services such as Gmail, Calendar, and Sites.
If you would like to reinstate Google Wallet on your Google Apps account, please contact us. You will be required to verify your identity to reinstate your Wallet account.
You may also wish to sign up for a new Google Wallet account using a personal e-mail address, rather than your Google Apps account. Creating a new Wallet account using a personal email address will reduce future suspensions of your Google Wallet account for password changes. If you don't have an alternative email address, you can create a new email address with Gmail for free.
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I'm having the same problem (using google apps account, admin reset password, no purchasing market apps etc etc)
When I log in to google wallet, I see the message you posted above, with a link to click to contact google. However, this link just redirects endlessly to the same message.
Can you remember how you managed to get in contact with google to have the suspension lifted?
Thanks
Sul
Here's the link to the account reinstatement application form:
https://support.google.com/wallet/bin/request.py?&contact_type=ga_reset
I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I just emailed Google wallet help support telling them the problem and by the next day I got a reply saying something like "we can now confirm that your Google wallet is now working and able to make purchases" Sure enough they fixed it and haven't had a problem since.
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I had the same issue a few weeks ago. I just emailed Google wallet help support telling them the problem and by the next day I got a reply saying something like "we can now confirm that your Google wallet is now working and able to make purchases" Sure enough they fixed it and haven't had a problem since.
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Where did you even email them? It's like an endless loop on their help center where you can't get to an actual contact form, just has to match one of their issues. I swear while I like a lot of google services, their support leaves very little to be desired.

[Q] Reminders wont save in Google Now

So I'm having issues with google now and reminders.
Be it manually entering or by voice, it shows the reminder saving, but then never appear in my upcoming reminders list.
And obviously, no reminder is played when the time or location comes.
I'm running stock note 2 rooted.
I tried updating to the 4.4 google search along with the launcher, but that didnt fix the issue. So I revert back.
Anyone else experiencing this?
Well, I decided to upgrade (complete wipe) and using a new rom.
Reminders still do not work.
They do work in google Keep ... which is only a work around. However, I found out something interesting.
#1 - I'm not the only one having this problem. And it seems to be random, across multiple devices, including iOS.
#2 - I tried logging into google now with my other google account and it worked!
So something is up between the google account and Now's sync... I can only assume.
Does anyone know of a setting withing gmail or your google account that can cause problems? I tried comparing my two accounts, but couldnt figure it out
Sounds like a Google issue for sure. I'd report it to them.
Experiencing the same problem
dragonash said:
Well, I decided to upgrade (complete wipe) and using a new rom.
Reminders still do not work.
They do work in google Keep ... which is only a work around. However, I found out something interesting.
#1 - I'm not the only one having this problem. And it seems to be random, across multiple devices, including iOS.
#2 - I tried logging into google now with my other google account and it worked!
So something is up between the google account and Now's sync... I can only assume.
Does anyone know of a setting withing gmail or your google account that can cause problems? I tried comparing my two accounts, but couldnt figure it out
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I am having PRECISELY the same issue. It started at random, but now my Google account will not display notifications for reminders. One day they were all working perfectly. The next day, they all just stopped cold turkey.
I used my backup Gmail account, and BAM they worked! Just for that account however. After I switched back to my primary Gmail account, they still would not work. I tried so many roms and methods, but I can only conclude that it must be a google account problem. I have been all over Google Dashboard and through every single setting.
I am running the Galaxy Note 3 on T-mobile (hltetmo) with JediElite 4.4.2. Has anyone experienced the same issue?
Thank guys!
UPDATE:
After starting to look again (and actually coming across my own question on google lol) I got it working!
It must have been an update that changed or even added the option.
Just for the hell of it, i was going through the "customize" options and found "Continue to get reminders"
IT was set to "no"
As soon as it turned to yes, all of my test reminders showed up.
recap:
open Google Now > select the "magic wand" on the bottom right > Select Everything Else > set "Continue to get reminders" to yes

Google is stealing my info+ Why is my Google Account signing out every few days/week?

Hey everyone,
I have searched Google I have searched the forums here, and the most I can find is on Browsers signing people out, but this is not an Android Browser problem, it is the main Google account on my phone!
I don't get any errors, nothing force closes. I have wiped all data and started again etc etc. There doesn't seem to be any real reason or cause for this? I don't have any notification emails from Google or Playstore? Log cat detects nothing really abnormal? Every few days I have to re-sign in and re-sync my data which can be a real paint when I need a phone number urgently
I am running an I9305 International Galaxy S3, Android 4.3 stock deodexed, v6 supercharger scripts, Xposed framework, Wanam's mods. That is all. It does it regardless of v6 supercharger or Wanam's being installed? I can go anywhere between a few days to 1 week before I realise that contacts are missing and my account is disconnected without warning?
Notes: I uncheck the box to backup my apps data and settings always! If I clear dalvik cache in recovery it instantly signs me out of my Google account; upon re-booting everything else is retained except the main Google account? Something I really find quite annoying is that all boxes are checked by default in the account settings for sync and I have to manually un-select everything except my contacts and calendar......isn't there some sort of law against this sh!t? Like isn't Google steeling my information without my consent? It seems like it? I explicitly uncheck not to backup anything and they go ahead and take my stuff anyway including my photos which I don't want! Is there some edit or hack that I can do to the settings apk to make sure that this NEVER happens unless I specify? How should I contact Google to go about making a complaint?

Vague & Duplicate Auto-Sync Options Under [Settings > Accounts > Google]?

Hello and thanks for taking time to read my thread. I'm posting because under my Google account in system settings, I see many sync options which are redundant, exact duplicates, or completely vague. I'm hoping someone knows some more about any of these and why there are duplicates.
I've tried searching Google and XDA, but there just seems to be no info on this. Only thing I found was another thread from a year ago asking about some different options under Google account sync settings, but the thread never reached an answer.
The individual settings I have are below and I've noted the ones which I don't understand. Any help or tips in the right direction for getting clarity on this will be greatly appreciated!
App Data
[*]Calendar
Chrome — I assume this syncs recent/open tabs and history from Chrome running on my PCs, but...
ChromeSync — then how does this differ from "Chrome"?
Contacts
Credentials State — ????
Game Data
[*]Game Data — Why are there two of these? And does anyone know what data it actually syncs? Scores, achievements? Will Play Games still integrate the same way with the few games I play if I turn these off?
Gmail
[*]Google Fit data
Google Opinion Rewards —This was already off, but I still get notifications for new surveys. So what is this even for?
Google Play Music
Google Play services —
Google Play services —
Google Play services — Holy hell, why must there be three of these completely nondescriptive entries?? My best guess is that these are some catchalls that Google threw in because either A) they are lazy or B) they wanted to lump some things together so you couldn't disable certain things you might find intrusive or unnecessary without breaking something else you actually do want which is bundled into these entries.
Google+
Google+ Photos
Google+ Uploads — What uploads are there other than photos?
Keep
Location Reporting and Location history — How does this differ from the location history setting in the "Google Settings" app? I can turn either one off and the other stays on, so they seem to be independent settings.
Offline credentials sync — I can't seem to figure out what offline credentials are used for in Android or whether I actually utilize them. Is there any way to know?
People details — Another confusing one. I would assume this had to do with contacts if there wasn't a separate entry for that. Anyone have a clue what this is?
Push subscriptions — AFAIK, I don't have any subscriptions via my Google account, but I assume this will break some important notifications of some sort. Anyone know?
Reminders
Hate to bump my own thread, but maybe someone online at this time might know something.
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I'm curious as well
It's probably because you guys have the 'Reveal Hidden Sync' feature in Greenify enabled like I have.
It's not a bad thing really, probably Google's way of syncing account data. Multiple Play Service sync for different data, Credential for payment methods stored in your account (nothing unsafe if you have 2F enabled), Push subscriptions because there are many apps that use GCM push etc. It's really nothing to worry about.
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It's probably because you guys have the 'Reveal Hidden Sync' feature in Greenify enabled like I have.
It's not a bad thing really, probably Google's way of syncing account data. Multiple Play Service sync for different data, Credential for payment methods stored in your account (nothing unsafe if you have 2F enabled), Push subscriptions because there are many apps that use GCM push etc. It's really nothing to worry about.
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Haha. Yeah, thanks. I had figured that out some time after posting this thread, but never updated here since it looked like no one else cared anyway
I suppose the differentiation between the duplicates is really only relevant in the code or the syncing process itself and not so relevant to the user. I do still have "People details" and the Opinion Rewards (which doesn't seem to affect the app receiving new surveys) when the Greenify option is turned off, so I still really wonder what those are for.

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